Police officer · Detroit, MI
Police officer take-home pay in Detroit: $1,517 left over a month
A local police officer wage of about $73,500 in Detroit, MI, after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$1,517
Local pay (annual)
$73,500
$4,620 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,194
$1,422 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a police officer.
- Taxes$1,505
- Rent$1,194
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$1,517
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,500
- Federal income tax
- −$7,784
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,623
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,886
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,764
- Take-home pay
- $55,444
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,194
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$6,125 gross, minus $1,505 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$1,517
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Questions
What is police officer take-home pay in Detroit?
On a local police officer wage of about $73,500, leftover after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194 is about $1,517 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Detroit tax a police officer paycheck?
Detroit is in Michigan, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.40%.
How does Detroit compare for a police officer?
Open the Detroit paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same police officer household.